• April 15, 2024

Spring migratory bird season

On Monday, April 15, 2024, we entered the spring season for migratory birds flying back to Siberia. The flight route was the "Central Hokkaido Flyaway." It was a flight route over the plains of central Hokkaido, from the Yufutsu Plain in Tomakomai to the Ishikari Plain and the Kita-Sorachi Plain. […]

  • April 12, 2024

Mount Edai towers flat and white

Friday, April 12, 2024: Mount Edai seen from near the border with Mashike Town, across the Mitani district. With the ridge spreading out flat and the majestically towering Mount Edai in front of me, I took a deep, slow breath of fresh air. A vital energy filled my body. […]